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Amnesty:

Egypt Using 'Sinister' Secretive Agency to Crush Dissent

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Egypt's government is using a secretive security agency responsible for investigating national security threats to detain peaceful protesters, journalists and critics on false charges without trial, Amnesty International said in a new report.
News ID: 79394    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

IRGC Commander:

US Using Empty Gun of Sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh underlined that the US sanctions and military option against Iran have both lost effectiveness.
News ID: 79393    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Germany’s Merkel Says It’s Essential to Preserve NATO

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – NATO is at least as essential today as it was during the Cold War, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, renewing a pledge to keep raising Germany’s defense spending and arguing that it is important to keep Turkey in the alliance.
News ID: 79392    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Foreign Minister:

Turkey Needs More Air Defense Systems

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday in addition to Russian S-400 air-defense system, Turkey needs more systems.
News ID: 79391    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Democrats Push Impeachment to Next Phase with December 4 Hearing

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US’ House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, Democrats announced Tuesday, scheduling a hearing for next week as they push closer to a possible vote on actual charges of “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
News ID: 79389    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Malaysia Says Daesh May Shift Operations to Southeast Asia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A Malaysian minister warned on Wednesday that the Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) militant group may shift its base of operations to Southeast Asia after the death of its leader, according to a media report.
News ID: 79388    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

China Overtakes US in Number of Diplomatic Missions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – For the first time, China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, according to a study published Wednesday that offered fresh evidence of Beijing's global ambitions.
News ID: 79387    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

1st vice pres:

Relying on academics, elites to resolve domestic issues

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that economic problems in the country can be settled through cooperation and collaboration of academics and elites.
News ID: 79386    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Zarif:

Iran ready to help facilitate Afghan-Afghan talks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with a Taliban delegation in a bid to facilitate returning of peace to the neighboring country.
News ID: 79385    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Cmdr. Khanzadi:

Iran, China, Russia to stage joint wargame in near future

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Navy commander said Wednesday that the naval forces of Iran, China and Russia will soon stage a joint wargame in northern Indian Ocean.
News ID: 79384    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Abbas warns breaking off relations with US over ‘legalization’ of West Bank settlements

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to end the relationship with the US after the Trump administration declared Israel's Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank – illegal under international law – legal.
News ID: 79383    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Leader:

Iranian people foiled a very dangerous plot

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei lauded the vigilance of the Iranian nation in face of plots organized by enemies.
News ID: 79382    Publish Date : 2019/11/27

Kim Orders North Korea Artillery Firing, Drawing Seoul Rebuke

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to practice firing artillery near a disputed sea boundary with rival South Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, drawing a quick rebuke from Seoul.
News ID: 79381    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

Kenya: Death Toll from Landslides Rises to 43

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The death toll in landslides in Western Kenya from heavy rains has risen to 43, authorities announced on Monday.
News ID: 79380    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

Iran Resolved to Broaden Ties with Bosnia: President

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed the country’s determination to promote cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina in various fields.
News ID: 79379    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

Israeli Court Finds Palestinian Figure Raed Salah Guilty of ‘Incitement to Terror’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – An Israeli court found Raed Salah, a prominent Palestinian political figure, guilty of "incitement to terrorism".
News ID: 79378    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

US Officials Want More Riots in Iran: Spokesman

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi deplored the US support for recent riots in the Islamic Republic and said the American officials want more violent protests in the country.
News ID: 79377    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

Turkey to Test Russian S-400 Systems despite US Pressure: Media

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defenses, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system.
News ID: 79376    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

US Telling A Big Lie, Iran’s Sanctioned Minister Says

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi revealed the US administration’s false justification for imposing sanctions on him.
News ID: 79375    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

Britain Is A Dangerous Mess, Former PM Blair Says

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labor Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election.
News ID: 79374    Publish Date : 2019/11/25

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